No. 20 Florida At Mississippi St.

SATURDAY TICKET

Gators Should Cruise Past Toothless Bulldogs

QUICK SLANT: The Gators have lost in their past three trips to Starkville, but that shouldn't happen today unless they're looking ahead to next Saturday's matchup against Georgia.

ABOUT FLORIDA: The Gators rank first in the SEC in scoring offense, thanks to the SEC's top-ranked passing attack. But the rushing attack should have a big day today because of the Bulldogs' awful rushing defense. UF's defense will focus on shutting down the run, meaning LB Channing Crowder should make a ton of tackles.

ABOUT MISSISSIPPI STATE: The offense ranks last in the SEC, and the Bulldogs have scored 27 total points in league games. Starting QB Omarr Conner returns from an injury, and coaches hope he can provide a boost. RB Jerious Norwood has been the only consistently effective offensive player. The pass defense has been solid, but that's an offshoot of teams not throwing the ball because it's so easy to run on the Bulldogs.

THE BUZZ: Anything short of a UF blowout will increase the "noise in the system" to a dull roar.